Corporate Law

DEI in disguise? Some law firms continue prioritizing diversity efforts despite hostility from government

While some law firms have scrubbed their websites of diversity promises and left diversity, equity and inclusion posts empty, others have carried on as they did before the Trump administration launched its sweeping crackdown across major firms, federal agencies and educational institutions.

Aug 31, 2026 9:10 AM CDT

Legal professionals feel ‘miserable’ over admin tasks, new 8am report shows

Nearly 40% of legal professionals estimate losing four or more hours of billable work each week because of administrative tasks, according to new data from professional business platform 8am.

Aug 31, 2026 8:01 AM CDT

Appeals court reduces $50M judgment against former Infowars host Alex Jones

A Texas appeals court on Friday reduced a $50 million judgment that former Infowars host Alex Jones was ordered to pay the families of victims who died in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre in Connecticut for spreading fake claims that the deadly shooting was a hoax.

Aug 24, 2026 11:08 AM CDT

Missing avocado oil in Campbell’s chips creates class action crunch

A California woman has filed a class action lawsuit against the Campbell’s Co. over its potato chip brand, questioning whether the snack’s advertised use of avocado oil is a misrepresentation.

Aug 20, 2026 12:10 PM CDT

Stock awards reshape rankings of top-paid female general counsels

Corporate Counsel’s 2026 GC Compensation Survey has placed three women among the 10 highest-paid legal chiefs overall.

Aug 19, 2026 11:27 AM CDT

Judge tosses Uber suits against 3 personal injury firms

A federal judge has tossed Uber Technologies Inc.’s lawsuits alleging that three personal injury law firms conspired with doctors and exploited riders to seek fake or exaggerated injury claims to generate settlements from the ride-share company.

Aug 19, 2026 9:34 AM CDT

General counsel pay hit record high in 2025

General counsel compensation hit a record high in 2025, thanks to some volatile long-term stock awards and growing recognition of in-house legal heads as valuable and important members of executive teams.

Aug 18, 2026 1:14 PM CDT

2 BigLaw partners retained for Taylor Farms, Taco Bell over contaminated lettuce lawsuits

Fruit and vegetable producer Taylor Farms and fast-food chain Taco Bell have retained two Am Law 100 law firms to defend them against more than a dozen lawsuits regarding a cyclospora outbreak allegedly caused by shredded iceberg lettuce.

Aug 14, 2026 11:41 AM CDT

Lawyer disbarred after borrowing $16K from client, not paying it back

A Florida lawyer has been disbarred for borrowing $16,000 from a client and then failing to repay it.

Aug 13, 2026 12:14 PM CDT

Mark Zuckerberg posits future with ‘superintelligent lawyer’ arguing court cases

Meta Platforms CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg envisions the future having superintelligent artificial intelligence, including a “superintelligent lawyer” for everyone in court to ensure that justice is served “much more fairly,” according to a 14-page letter that he wrote and posted Monday on the Meta website. In “The Future Is…

Aug 11, 2026 10:42 AM CDT

What happens after an AI breach? Experts weigh in

Who is responsible when artificial intelligence models start acting without human insight?

Aug 10, 2026 10:23 AM CDT

Walmart faces lawsuit over alleged collection of customers’ voice prints

Walmart is being accused by a group of customers of illegally collecting their biometric information. In a class action complaint filed in the Northern District of Illinois on Tuesday, the plaintiffs allege that whenever customers call into a Walmart customer service line, the retail giant uses artificial intelligence to create…

Aug 7, 2026 9:06 AM CDT

Dog toy maker laps up victory over Jack Daniel’s trademark challenge at 9th Circuit

A federal appeals court overturned the permanent injunction against the manufacturer of a dog poop-themed chew toy bearing a likeness to a bottle of whiskey Tuesday, ruling that Jack Daniel’s did not prove that VIP Products’ “Bad Spaniels” had caused the liquor maker reputational harm.

Aug 5, 2026 2:14 PM CDT

Appeals court fines lawyer in Starbucks bias case $15K for AI-generated fake citations

An Illinois appeals court has upheld the Illinois Human Rights Commission’s dismissal of a race discrimination charge brought by a Starbucks employee against the Starbucks Coffee Co., and it has sanctioned her attorney $15,000 for submitting court documents containing artificial intelligence-fabricated legal citations.

Aug 4, 2026 11:56 AM CDT

HBO’s John Oliver dares popular chain Buc-ee’s to sue him over mascot use

Comedian John Oliver is daring travel center chain Buc-ee’s to sue him over his use of a bucktoothed “Buc-Off” mascot.

Aug 3, 2026 9:54 AM CDT